There are also a few overtaking maneuvers worth seeing behind the leading group. Carlos Sainz races from tenth on the grid to fourth, underscoring the strong performance of the Ferrari. McLaren can also build on the good performance from Australia. Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo finished fifth and sixth.
Mick Schumacher ends up in tenth place after a remarkable overtaking maneuver on Sebastian Vettel. There are no points for this in the sprint. The son of record world champion Michael Schumacher must therefore continue to wait for his first point. Schumi junior is still satisfied: “Sebstian pulled out a trick or two and was able to keep me behind him at first. But I learned a lot again.”
Verstappen and Leclerc fought another hot duel.
In the end, Vettel with his Aston Martin falls behind George Russell and Yuki Tsunoda in 13th place. At least he ends up ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the second Mercedes. Vettel: “There was nothing else in it. It’s bitter when you lose so many places and get eaten up. But we had graining in the front left and had a hard time defending ourselves. We don’t have the speed for the top ten anyway.” The Hessian says about his duel with his German colleague: “Mick was faster at the time. I tried to counter it, but it was only a matter of time.”
At Mercedes, however, the house blessing should continue to hang crooked. The seven-time world champion cannot be satisfied with 14th place and three places behind his new teammate George Russell. Russell: “We just don’t have the speed on the straights and have to find more performance.”
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Sprint result:
2. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari + 2.975s
3. Sergio Perez, Red Bull +4.721s
4. Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +17.578s
5. Lando Norris, McLaren +24.561s
6.Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren +27.740s
7. Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo + 28.133s
8.Kevin Magnussen, Haas +30.712s
9. Fernando Alonso, Alpine +32.278s
10. Mick Schumacher, Haas +33.773s
11. George Russell, Mercedes + 36.284s
12.Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri +38,298s
13.Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin +40.177s
14. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes + 41,459s
15.Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +42.910s
16. Esteban Ocon, Alpine + 43.517s
17.Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri +43.794s
18. Alexander Albon, Williams + 48.871s
19. Nicholas Latifi, Williams + 52.017s
Eliminated:
Guanyuzhou, Alfa Romeo
